Isaac Lea
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Isaac Lea was an American publisher, conchologist and geologist. He was a partner in the publishing businesses Matthew Carey & Sons; Carey, Lea & Carey; Carey, Lea & Blanchard; and Lea & Blanchard.
Isaac Lea
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, formerly the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas. It was fo
Isaac Lea
…old. The fossil has since been identified as that of an amphibian from the Mississippian Age over 330 million years old. He served as president of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia from 1858 to 1863 and of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences in 1860. Lea was born on March 4, 1792, in Wilmington, Delaware. His…
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in March 2024
The Academy in 1912
A bronze Deinonychus statue located outside the museum
A historical marker outside Academy of Natural Sciences, where Meriwether Lewis met with scientists and purchased supplies in May 1803 before departing on the Lewis and Clark Expedition